Avro Anson - Variants

Variants

The main Anson variant was the Mk I, of which 6,704 were built in Britain. The other variants were mainly distinguished by their powerplant with Canadian-built Ansons using local engines. To overcome steel shortages, the 1,051 Canadian-built Mk V Ansons featured a plywood fuselage.

Mk I

6,688 Mk Is were built. Powered by two 350 hp (261 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX or 395 hp (295 kW) XIX engines.

Mk II

1,822 Mk IIs were built in Canada; powered by two 330 hp (246 kW) Jacobs L-6MB R-915 engines and fitted with hydraulic landing gear retraction rather than the manual system used on the Anson I.

Mk III

Powered by two 330 hp (250 kW) L-6MB R-915 engines; British-built.

Mk IV

Powered by two Wright Whirlwind engines; British-built.

Mk V

1,069 Mk Vs were built in Canada for navigator training; powered by two 450 hp (340 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior R-985 engines.

Mk VI

One aircraft was built in Canada for bombing and gunnery training; powered by two 450 hp (340 kW) Wasp Junior engines.

Mk X

104 Anson Mk Is were converted into Mk Xs

Mk 11

90 Anson Mk Is were converted into Mk 11s

Mk 12

20 Anson Mk Is were converted into Mk 12s, plus 221 new Mk 12 aircraft were built.

Mk XIII

Gunnery trainer powered by two Cheetah XI or XIX engines; never built.

Mk XIV

Gunnery trainer powered by two Cheetah XV engines; never built.

Mk XVI

Navigation trainer; never built.

Mk XV

Bombing trainer; never built.

C 19

264 were built for the RAF; used as communications and transport aircraft.

T 20

Navigation trainer for the RAF, a variant of the Mk XIX to meet Air Ministry Specification T.24/46 for an overseas navigation trainer, one pilot two wireless operators (one trainee and one instructor) and five navigator positions (three trainees and two instructors). Used for bombing and navigation training in Southern Rhodesia, 60 built.

T 21

Navigation trainers for the RAF, a variant of the Mk XIX to meet Air Ministry Specification T.25/46 for a home navigation trainer, one pilot two wireless operators (one trainee and one instructor) and five navigator positions (three trainees and two instructors). A prototype was flown in May 1948, 252 built.

C.21

Modification of T.21s for communications and transport duties.

T 22

Radio trainers for the RAF, a variant of the Mk XIX to meet Air Ministry Specification T.26/46, one pilot and four wireless operator stations (three for trainees and one for an instructor), a prototype was flown in June 1948, 54 built.

Anson 18

Developed from the Avro Nineteen; 12 aircraft were sold to the Royal Afghan Air Force for use as communications, police patrol and aerial survey aircraft.

Anson 18C

13 aircraft were built for the Indian government; used for training civil aircrews.

Avro Nineteen

(Also known as the Anson XIX): Civil transport version; 56 aircraft were built in two series.

AT-20

United States military designation for Canadian-built Anson IIs used by the United States Army Air Force, 50 built.